2023
It’s been almost a full year since the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel has been open to overnight guests. Unfortunately, weather-related construction delays mean the hotel’s doors are going to stay closed for a while longer. Yellowstone National Park’s Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel spring 2023 opening has been delayed until the wastewater treatment system in the…
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is actively monitoring the impacts of the harsh winter on big game populations across southern, central, and western Wyoming. As a result of extreme winter impacts, Game and Fish wildlife managers have made significant adjustments to hunting season proposals in many areas of the state. Wildlife managers evaluate forage…
Certain roads and road segments in Yellowstone National Park will be accessible for eager cyclists – but hungry, stressed animals using the same roads have the right-of-way. Beginning Friday, April 7, bicyclists willing to brave the unpredictable weather of spring in Yellowstone National Park can ride 49 miles between the West Entrance in West Yellowstone, Montana,…
Even though the weather indicates otherwise, construction season has arrived, which means the orange candlesticks and barrels will be blooming earlier than the tulips this year. Motorists traveling I-90 between the Wyoming/South Dakota state line and Gillette will be encountering several paving and bridge repair operations over the next several months. These projects will stretch…
The Research & Planning section of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 3.9% in January to 3.8% in February. Wyoming’s unemployment rate was slightly higher than the current U.S. rate of 3.6% and higher than its February 2022 level of 3.4%. From January to February,…
Bighorn Basin residents might want to consider attending one of the seven meetings, as the severity of this winter might affect the time and duration of 2023’s hunting seasons. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will conduct six open-house meetings throughout the Bighorn Basin and one final meeting in Worland to discuss 2023 hunting season…
Wyoming’s “Groundhog Day” is the first grizzly of spring, which has emerged from its hibernation in Yellowstone National Park one year to the day since the first bear of 2022 was spotted. On Tuesday, March 7, a Yellowstone National Park wildlife biologist on a radio telemetry flight observed the first grizzly bear of 2023 to…
Another pandemic program is ending, as the Wyoming Department of Family Services announces that payments to help Wyomingites cover their rent and housing will stop this summer, if not sooner. The Wyoming Department of Family Services will distribute the final rental and utility assistance payments from Wyoming’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) throughout June. And…
On today’s KZMQ Morning Show Round-Up, we talked about the Grammys! Tasteofcountry.com posted the results: Best Country Solo Performance Kelsea Ballerini, “Heartfirst” Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange” Miranda Lambert, “In His Arms” Maren Morris, “Circles Around This Town” Willie Nelson, “Live Forever” — WINNER! Best Country Duo / Group Performance Ingrid Andress feat. Sam Hunt, “Wishful…
Thanks to a sudden drop in the price of oil, Wyomingites can enjoy lower gas prices in February – but that’s no guarantee the downward trend will continue in 2023. Average gasoline prices in GasBuddy’save risen 2.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.40/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 494 stations in…